[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Allen > My next project will involve realtime conversion of database
> output to pdf..
>
> Interesting idea. Is this to create cross-platform reports?
>
> So, if Acrobat were installed, and we could output to PDF, Acrobat
> could be used it as a print/preview and print module.
>
> Hmm, this could fill the gap between using a browser as an interactive
> client and getting printer-paginated reports.
>
> -Ted.
Go look at SGML-Tools <http://www.sgmltools.org/>
Pardon a BIG quote, but this might be the time to push REBOL into
another area, and get some neat benefits:
SGMLtools is a text-formatting package based on SGML (Standard
Generalized Markup Language), which allows you to produce
TeX/DVI/PS/PDF, HTML, RTF, and plain ASCII (currently via Lynx) from a
single source; due to the flexible nature of SGML many other target
formats are possible. As the front-end is written in Python, it is
relatively easy to adapt to your needs.
This system is tailored for writing technical software documentation, an
example of which are the Linux HOWTO documents. However, there is
nothing Linux-specific about this package; it can be used for many other
types of documentation on many other systems. It should be useful for
all kinds of printed and online documentation.
The package was formerly called Linuxdoc-SGML because it originates from
the Linux Documentation Project (LDP). The name has been changed into
SGMLtools to make it clearer that there is no Linux-specific stuff
included in this package.
